'Men In Black 3' tops N. America box office

Written By Mediafire9.Net on Monday, June 11, 2012 | 12:23

LOS
ANGELES: The third edition of the "Men In Black" franchise blasted its
way to the top of North America's weekend box office, ending the
three-week hold of the record-breaking "Avengers," figures showed
Tuesday.
"Men In Black 3" -- again starring Will Smith and
Tommy Lee Jones as secret agents battling aliens living on Earth -- made
$69.3 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, according to box
office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
It took the number one rank
away from comic book superhero blockbuster "The Avengers," which slipped
to second place pocketing $47.2 million on its fourth weekend in
theaters.
The film has become the highest-grossing movie in Walt
Disney Studios' history with global earnings so far of $1.295 billion,
the fourth-highest total of all time.
"The Avengers" maintained
its lead over the big-budget but critically panned "Battleship," which
dropped to the number three spot in its second weekend with $13.9
million in box office receipts.
In fourth was comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's "The Dictator," with $11.5 million in its second weekend.
Fifth
place went to horror flick "Chernobyl Diaries." The tale of a group of
tourists taking an disastrous tour of the ghost town of Pripyat in
Ukraine, abandoned after the 1980s nuclear disaster, made $9.4 million
in its debut.
Next was Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" reboot starring
Johnny Depp, in sixth place with $9.4 million, ahead of romantic comedy
"What to Expect When You're Expecting" with $8.8 million.
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," a comedic drama about British retirees in India, took in $8.4 million for eighth place.
In
the ninth spot was smash action hit "The Hunger Games," starring
Jennifer Lawrence, which earned $3 million this weekend, and has brought
in more than $396 million total in North America since its opening.
Rounding out the top 10 was romantic comedy "Think Like A Man" with $1.8 million in earnings. (AFP)